Progression ladder for the Trap Bar Deadlift

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

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Easier and harder steps around the Trap Bar Deadlift

These are the substitutes for the Trap Bar Deadlift, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Trap Bar Deadlift scores easier than it.

Where you are now

Trap Bar DeadliftPlay demonstration

Trap Bar Deadlift

  • Intermediate
  • Trap-bar
  • Glutes

Harder steps (6)

  1. Dumbbell Sumo Pull ThroughPlay demonstration

    Dumbbell Sumo Pull Through

    • Intermediate
    • Dumbbell
    • Glutes
  2. Barbell Rack PullPlay demonstration

    Barbell Rack Pull

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Glutes
  3. Cable DeadliftPlay demonstration

    Cable Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Cable
    • Glutes
  4. Barbell One Arm Side DeadliftPlay demonstration

    Barbell One Arm Side Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Glutes
  5. Barbell Sumo DeadliftPlay demonstration

    Barbell Sumo Deadlift

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Glutes
  6. Barbell DeadliftPlay demonstration

    Barbell Deadlift

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Glutes

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